[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Public Information Statement : PHI@ 6/8/2015 4:32:19 AM

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
430 AM EDT MON JUN 8 2015

...SURF ZONE AWARENESS CAMPAIGN...

THE FOLLOWING IS THE SECOND IN A SERIES OF SEVEN SURF ZONE  
AWARENESS PUBLIC SAFETY ANNOUNCEMENTS BROUGHT TO YOU BY YOUR 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.  

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY OFFICE ISSUES TWO RIP 
CURRENT FORECASTS PER DAY.

THE 530 AM VERSION TALKS ABOUT TODAYS RISK...LOW, MODERATE OR
HIGH.
 
SOMETIMES AN UPDATE IS NEEDED DURING MIDDAY. A TRIAL PROGRAM
FEATURING A DAILY 1015 AM BEACH PATROL CONFERENCE CALL FOR ALL THE
BEACH PATROLS ALONG OUR SHORES MAY BE HELPFUL IN SITUATIONAL
AWARENESS OF THE DAYS RIP CURRENT FORMATION ACTIVITY.

THE 830 PM SURF ZONE FORECAST IS A PRELIMINARY OUTLOOK FOR
TOMORROW.
 
KNOW BEFORE YOU GO! CHECK THE SURF ZONE FORECAST FOR NOT ONLY THE 
GENERALIZED RISK BUT ALSO THE CHANCE OF LIGHTNING OCCURRENCE. THAT
FORECAST FOR OUR AREA IS FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI/SURFRIP4

HIGH RISK DAYS ARE GENERALLY TOO THREATENING FOR MOST TO STEP INTO 
THE WATER. THERE AREN'T MANY HIGH RISK DAYS IN THE SUMMER.
USUALLY THESE ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE PASSAGE OF A TROPICAL
CYCLONE OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST.

WE NO LONGER ASSIGN SWIMMING ABILITY WITH LOW, MODERATE OR HIGH 
RISK, SINCE SELF ASSESSMENT OF SWIMMING ABILITY CAN BE FLAWED.   
MANY FACTORS CAN PLAY A ROLE IN RIP CURRENT SURVIVAL. THOSE
FACTORS COULD INCLUDE TIREDNESS FROM THE DAYS ACTIVITY, OR THE
PROXIMITY OF A BEACH PATROL RESCUER WITH LIFE SAVING SKILLS AND
FLOTATION EQUIPMENT.

MOST FATALITIES OCCUR ON LOW OR MODERATE RISK DAYS WHEN THE WEATHER 
AND WATER TENDS TO BE WARMER THAN NORMAL.  

THE DANGER MAY ALSO INCREASE DURING THE LOWER HALF OF THE TIDE 
CYCLE. IT IS THEN THAT SAND BARS ARE EXPOSED AND BATHERS WALK OUT TO 
PLAY, NOT REALIZING THAT WATER BACKS UP BEHIND THE SAND BARS AND
EVENTUALLY SEEKS ESCAPE SEAWARD, AS RIP CURRENTS.

TOMORROW, WE 'LL TALK ABOUT A NEW INITIATIVE IN RIP CURRENT SCIENCE 
AND AWARENESS.

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